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| The '''Battle of Shimbra Kure''' ("chickpea swamp") was fought in March 1529 between the forces of ] led by ] ], and the ] army, under ] (Lebna Dengel). | The '''Battle of Shimbra Kure''' ("chickpea swamp") was fought in March 1529 between the forces of ] led by ] ], and the ] army, under ] (Lebna Dengel). | ||
| Arab Faqīh states many ] on the left flank deserted and the Abyssinians pursued killing a large number of their men, however the ] on the right flank held their ground.<ref>{{cite book |last1=bin 'Abd al-Qader arabfaqīh |first1=Sihab ad-Din |title=Futuh al-Habasha: The conquest of Ethiopia translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse |date=30 January 2005 |publisher=Tsehai Pub and Distributors |page=81-82 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Abyssinia-Futuh-Al-Habasa/dp/0972317252 |access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> According to ] the ] cavalry or the ] with support from the ] cuirassiers shifted the momentum in favor of the Adalites.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aregay |first1=Merid |title=A Reappraisal of the Impact of Firearms in the History of Warfare in Ethiopia (C. 1500-1800) |year=1980 |journal=Journal of Ethiopian Studies |volume=14 |page=109 |jstor=41965889 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41965889}}</ref> The army of Imam Ahmad prevailed, and were in control of the field at the end of the battle. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.<ref>Richard Pankhurst, ''The Ethiopian Borderlands'' (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1997), p. 172</ref> Despite this success, and his desire to capture and hold the Emperor's palace at ], Imam Ahmad, in part to appease his restive men, withdrew from the highlands and did not return to directly engage the Ethiopian army for two years.<ref>Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, ''Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia'', translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003),p. 86</ref> | Arab Faqīh states many ] on the left flank deserted and the Abyssinians pursued killing a large number of their men, however the ] on the right flank held their ground.<ref>{{cite book |last1=bin 'Abd al-Qader arabfaqīh |first1=Sihab ad-Din |title=Futuh al-Habasha: The conquest of Ethiopia translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse |date=30 January 2005 |publisher=Tsehai Pub and Distributors |page=81-82 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Abyssinia-Futuh-Al-Habasa/dp/0972317252 |access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> According to ] the ] cavalry or the ] with support from the ] cuirassiers shifted the momentum in favor of the Adalites.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aregay |first1=Merid |title=A Reappraisal of the Impact of Firearms in the History of Warfare in Ethiopia (C. 1500-1800) |year=1980 |journal=Journal of Ethiopian Studies |volume=14 |page=109 |jstor=41965889 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41965889}}</ref> The army of Imam Ahmad prevailed, and were in control of the field at the end of the battle. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.<ref>Richard Pankhurst, ''The Ethiopian Borderlands'' (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1997), p. 172</ref> | ||
| Despite this success, and his desire to capture and hold the Emperor's palace at ], Imam Ahmad, in part to appease his restive men, withdrew from the highlands and did not return to directly engage the Ethiopian army for two years.<ref>Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, ''Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia'', translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003),p. 86</ref> ] asserts following the battle, the Harari troops refused Ahmed's orders to subjugate Abyssinia stating that in doing so opposed the tradition of their ancestors. Enrico further states the Harari aristocracy feared the potential of the Muslim base shifting from Harar to Abyssinia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cerulli |first1=Enrico |title=Islam Yesterday and Today translated by Emran Waber |pages=376-381 |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g-LkxaXWZopjLCFEuWm8wnly2lh4WvFp/view}}</ref> | |||
| Some authorities, such as ], attribute Imam Ahmad's success to the presence amongst his followers of an elite company of ]men. If this is the case, then this battle was the first time Ethiopian forces had to fight against a force armed with firearms.<ref>Pankhurst, ''Borderlands'', p. 168</ref> | Some authorities, such as ], attribute Imam Ahmad's success to the presence amongst his followers of an elite company of ]men. If this is the case, then this battle was the first time Ethiopian forces had to fight against a force armed with firearms.<ref>Pankhurst, ''Borderlands'', p. 168</ref> | ||
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| Battle of Shimbra Kure | |||||||
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| Part of the Ethiopian–Adal war | |||||||
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 Adal Sultanate |
 Ethiopian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim | Dawit II | ||||||
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12,000 soldiers |
16,000 warriors | ||||||
| Ethiopian–Adal War | |
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The Battle of Shimbra Kure ("chickpea swamp") was fought in March 1529 between the forces of Adal led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, and the Abyssinian army, under Dawit II (Lebna Dengel).
Arab Faqīh states many Somalis on the left flank deserted and the Abyssinians pursued killing a large number of their men, however the Harla on the right flank held their ground. According to Merid Wolde Aregay the Harari cavalry or the Malassay with support from the Arab cuirassiers shifted the momentum in favor of the Adalites. The army of Imam Ahmad prevailed, and were in control of the field at the end of the battle. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Despite this success, and his desire to capture and hold the Emperor's palace at Badeqe, Imam Ahmad, in part to appease his restive men, withdrew from the highlands and did not return to directly engage the Ethiopian army for two years. Enrico Cerulli asserts following the battle, the Harari troops refused Ahmed's orders to subjugate Abyssinia stating that in doing so opposed the tradition of their ancestors. Enrico further states the Harari aristocracy feared the potential of the Muslim base shifting from Harar to Abyssinia.
Some authorities, such as Richard Pankhurst, attribute Imam Ahmad's success to the presence amongst his followers of an elite company of matchlockmen. If this is the case, then this battle was the first time Ethiopian forces had to fight against a force armed with firearms.
References
- Pankhurst, Borderlands, p. 168
- Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 35.
- Cited in Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003), p. 78
- bin 'Abd al-Qader arabfaqīh, Sihab ad-Din (30 January 2005). Futuh al-Habasha: The conquest of Ethiopia translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse. Tsehai Pub and Distributors. p. 81-82. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- Aregay, Merid (1980). "A Reappraisal of the Impact of Firearms in the History of Warfare in Ethiopia (C. 1500-1800)". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 14: 109. JSTOR 41965889.
- Richard Pankhurst, The Ethiopian Borderlands (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1997), p. 172
- Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003),p. 86
- Cerulli, Enrico. Islam Yesterday and Today translated by Emran Waber. pp. 376–381.
- Pankhurst, Borderlands, p. 168
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